THE CALENDAR FOR 1902
JULY-31 DAYS
SUNRISE
SUNSET
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE
1st
.5h. 20m.
6h. 47m.
1900
1901
15th ... .........5h. 25m.
6h. 45m.
Maximum
...89.6
89.7
Minimum
.73.7 76.2
Mean
MOON'S PHASES
.61.4
82.2
xvii
d.
h. m.
BAROMETER, 1901
New Moon
5 8
36
A.M.
Mean....
...29.76
First Quarter
12
8 23
A.M.
Full Moon
20
0
22
P.M.
1900
RAINFALL
1901
Last Quarter
28
0
51
A.M.
10.135 inches
5.585 inches
DATS OF DATS OF 5 and 6
WKEK
MOSTU
MOONS
Tues.
1
26
Wed. 2
27
Thur. 3
28
Frid.
29
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
6677
5
8
Wed.
9
Thur. 10
1 2 3 4 5
1
5
6
Frid.
11
7
Sat.
12
8
CHRONOLOGY OF Remarkable Events
Hakolate, Kanagawa, and Nagasaki (Japan) opened to trade, 1857. Two Swedish
missionaries murdered at Sungpu, 1893.
Amoy forts and many junks destroyed by II.M.S. “ Blode," 1840. French Expedition
from the Hoongkiang arrived in Hongkong, 1873.
Steamer "Don Juan" burnt at sea near Philippines; 145 persons perished, 1893. Declaration American Independence, 1776. Telegraph cable laid between Hongkong
and Macao, 1884.
Tinghai first taken, 1840. Attack on British Embassy at Tokyo, 1861.
OTH AFTER Trinity.
Order of nobility instituted in Japan, 1884.
Canton factories attacked by Chinese, 1846.
First Dutch embassy arrived at Tientsin, 1656.
Portuguese fleet left Malacca for China, 1522. The Yangtze blockaded by British
fleet, 1840.
Engagement between the American Naval Forces and the Coreans; the Expedition
leave to await instructions, 1871. Amherst`s embassy arrived in China, 1816. Foreign Inspectorate of Customs established in Shanghai, 1854.
Police Officers for accepting bribes, 1897.
Suspension of Hongkong
Sun. 13
9
7th after Trinity. First English ship reached China, 1635.
by Siamese at Paknamn, 1893.
French gunboats fired on
Mon.
14
10
Tues.
Wed.
Thur.
Frid.
Sat.
Sun. 20
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
** ** *N
=*=* *27* ** * ** ** 27
Thur. 24
Frid.
Sat.
20
11
16
12
17
13
18
14
19
15
Statue of Paul Bert unveiled at Hanoi, 1890. Tientsin native city captured by Allies,
1900.
Shimonoseki forts bombarded by the English, French, and American squadrons, 1873.
Eruption of Bandai-san volcano, Japan; 500 persons killed, 1888.
British trade with China re-opened, 1842. The King of Cambodia arrived on a visit to
Hongkong, 1872.
Ningpo Joss-house Riots, Shanghai; 15 killed and many wounded, 1898. State of war
between Russia and China on Amur River, 1900,
Terrible earthquake at Manila, 1880. Additional Article to Chefoc Convention signed in
London, 1885, Li Hung-chang passes through Hongkong on his way North, 1900. Nanking captured by the Imperialists, 1863.
16
Stil aftek Trinity.
17
22
18
Wreck of the C. M. 8. N, Co.'s str. "Pautah' on Shantung Promontory, 1887. Yellow River burst its banks at Chang-kiu, Shantung; great in undation, 1889.
DE
23
19
25 21
26
22
Sun. 27
23
Mon. 28
24
Tues. 29
25
Wed.
Thur. 31
30
26
Severe typhoon at Macao, 1836.
27
Digitized by
Armed attack on Japanese Legation at Seoul, Corea, and eight inmates killed, 1882. British trade prohibited at Canton, 1834. Anglo-Chinese Burmah Convention signed
at Peking, 1886.
*
"Kowshing," British steamer, carrying Chinese troops, sunk by Japanese, with loss of about 1,000 lives, 1894. Defeat of British forces at Taku, Admiral Hope wounded, 1859. First visit of Prince Chun, the Emperor's brother, to Hongkong, 1901.
✪th after TrisITT, Canton opened to British trade, 1843, Terrific typhoon at Canton,
Macao, Hongkong, and Whampoa ; loss of life estimated at 40,000 persons, 1862. Nanking re-taken by Imperialists, 1864.
German Gunboat "Iltis" wrecked off Shantung Promontory all but eleven of the
crew perished, 1896. Outbreak of rebellion at Mänila, 1896.
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